featy adjective3 •(no longer used) Pretty; neat.Featy adj. pretty, neat. — 1874 •(no longer used) Of wool: having a number of coarse, shorter white hairs mixed in with the finer wool, or (by extension) in any bad condition.Featy adj. 1. Applied to wool; when a number of coarse short white hairs are mixed with the finer wool of the fleece - called also kempy — 1874 •(no longer used) Of wool: having been exposed to damp and rotted, though appearing unchanged. formsmore featy · most featy